Michael Mann’s Bizarre Horror Classic The Keep Is Getting A Remake From Horror Legend Greg Nicotero

For those who haven’t seen Mann’s version, it is a visually impressive, utterly bizarre genre work. It also stars a (relatively) young Ian McKellen, as well as Scott Glenn. The problem is, the director who would eventually go on to make classics like “Heat” didn’t have as much clout back then, and Paramount heavily edited down his version of the film. 100 minutes were said to have been axed from his cut, leaving us with a 96-minute version that doesn’t quite come together. Which makes sense, given that half of the movie is missing.

That being the case, it feels like the perfect movie to get the remake treatment. Who knows? Mann’s complete version may have hit it out of the park, but we’ll probably never see that version. What we did see on screen though would leave one to believe there is an excellent movie in there somewhere. And Nicotero, one of the best makeup artists in the business and one of the main voices behind “The Walking Dead,” feels like the right man for the job.

“The Keep” remake does not have a release date set but we’ll be sure to keep you posted as further details come our way.